Sayyed Nasrallah STL to No Avail, No Strife Between Sunnis, Shiites

Concerning the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah said that some say the (Hizbullah) brothers should give in themselves to the tribunal to prove their innocence, but he noted there are a lot of rules and procedure used in the STL investigation that are very suspicious. His Eminence stressed that there is no justice in the prosecutor’s office, recalling the evidence where the four Lebanese generals were detained for four years on suspicion of involvement with the Hariri assassination, while receiving no compensation at least in return for what they went through.

Sayyed Nasrallah then moved on to talk about the STL president judge, Antonio Cassesse. “Let us now see who Antonio Cassese really is. He is a friend of the “Israelis”, according to the testimony of one of his friends,” Sayyed Nasrallah explained right before the footage rolled showing Cassesse’s friend talking in a conference.
Hizbullah Secretary General sarcastically wondered “Are we supposed to stand before a judge who is a big friend to “Israel” who is supposed to realize justice? A great friend to “Israel” who considers the Resistance as “terrorist” and that resistance movements are “terrorist”…imagine that he beforehand considers the resistance fighters as terrorists, and we want him to achieve justice??”

“Imagine that “Israel” in Cassesse’s eyes in the only state in the region that abides by law and human rights, and that what has been happening in Palestine for the past 60 years with more than 11 thousand detainees, as well as the “Israeli” massacres in Lebanon are no problem to him, as Cassesse believes “Israel” wages war against terrorism,” Sayyed Nasrallah explained.
Before showing the footage, Sayyed Nasrallah noted that Cassesse also provided “Israel” with some advice related to the onslaught on the Gaza Strip, of which the footage showed a document he signed.

*(VIDEO FOOTAGE showing Cassesse’s friend talking during the 2010 Herzliya Conference -“Israel’s” primary global policy annual gathering- where he described Cassese as a friend of “Israel” who was not able to attend the meeting.”)

Again, Sayyed Nasrallah questioned how can such a tribunal achieve justice.
Hizbullah SG tackled the current situation, where the STL indictment was issued against Resistance members. Addressing the March 14 and the Resistance people, Sayyed Nasrallah said that there are those (particularly the “Israelis”) who hope to see a civil war, but God willing, there will be no strife among the Lebanese especially between the Sunnis and Shiites. “I said this a year earlier, one of the investigation’s goals is to sow strife among the Lebanese but there will be no strife. I tell you, after the issuance of the so-called indictment, there will be no strife or civil war in Lebanon,” Sayyed Nasrallah reiterated adding “Rest assured, nothing has happened or will happen, unless a third party will interfere seeking to spark a conflict.”

Sayyed Nasrallah pointed out that we are supposed to preserve peace in the country and prevent the STL and its indictment from reaching its goals.

Two Pieces of Advice to March 14 Camp

As for the March 14 camp, Sayyed Nasrallah addressed them saying “you consider yourself as the opposition and this is your right. But I have two pieces of advice for you: First is that you should not hold the cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Mikati responsible for not being able to carry out the arrest warrants (of the STL’s prosecutor’s office), which the Hariri cabinet would not have had been responsible for either at the time. Even if the cabinet was backed by March 14, it will not be able to carry out the warrants and arrest the indicted people. I don’t think that they will be able to arrest them not one, two or even in 600 years.’ As for the second piece of advice to the March 14 parties, Sayyed Nasrallah said “Do not ask PM Mikati or his cabinet to give up his goals in order to remain in power, just like former PM Saad Hariri did.”

Sayyed Nasrallah pointed out that if we act wisely, we can save Lebanon from this event that the “Israelis” have been waiting for since years, as it is an entity that lives on the blood of others. He reiterated that the Resistance, whether before the indictment, after it, during the investigations, the tribunal, before and after all the investigators and experts is and will always remain steadfast.

To Supporters: Resistance To Remain Steadfast, No Worries

Addressing the Hizbullah supporters, Sayyed Nasrallah stated that for the Resistance, this war is not surprising and it does not affect the resistance. “I also want to tell our supporters that there are some, including certain Lebanese figures, who want to provoke you. Some March 14 Christians are dreaming of it. They might be provoked, but do not give course to these provocations, we must be patient and disregard incitements,” Sayyed Nasrallah warned.

Ending the speech, Sayyed Nasrallah said “this investigation and this tribunal were established to serve a political goal, the STL. Its rules and its president were selected to serve the same goal. This tribunal is American and “Israeli”, we reject it and everything issued by it. We consider it an act of aggression against us and we will not let it get to us and we will not allow it to incite strife or civil war in Lebanon. That suffering injustice with us is (assassinated former PM) Rafik Hariri.”

Sayyed Nasrallah assured that the Resistance is determined to continue the path through which to protect the country saying “I want to tell the supporters of the Resistance not to be worried; this is part of a war we are fighting since the establishment of the Zionist entity and its aggression on the land of Palestine.” Sayyed Nasrallah added that this war is also part of the psychological, credibility and trust war which is added up to that of destructing homes and killing the children and women, of which Lebanon has been experiencing since 1982.